Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) was 12.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Brazil, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.3% for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Brazil peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2018.
That places Brazil 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 73% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 12.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.5%, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 12.4% compare
- 156 Japan 12.4% compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4% compare
- 159 Cyprus 12.3% compare
- 159 Chile 12.3% compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 12.1% compare
- 162 Israel 12.1% compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Brazil?
- Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Brazil was 12.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49)?
- Brazil ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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